an amber weather warning. drivers at eight rail companies have voted to strike in a dispute over pay, but scotrail drivers accept an improved pay offer of 5%. the president of sri lanka says he will resign after thousands of demonstrators stormed his official residence in protest at the state of the economy. and still to come, we ll be looking at england and northern ireland s chances ahead of both their euro fixtures tonight. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he s determined to deliver what he promised when elected in 2019. in his first public appearance since resigning as conservative leader, he also said he wouldn t want to damage any of his colleagues s chances of getting his job by offering them his support. colleagues chances of getting his job by offering them his support. conservative mps will meet later to draw up the timetable and rules to replace him as the next party leader and prime minister. ro
Tonight we are delving into the north south hello and welcome to sportsday. Coming up in the programme. Wayde van nierkerk retains his 400 metres world title, but theres a row brewing about the man who wasnt allowed to take part in the final. In the 800m, Kyle Langford lunges for the line but misses out on a medal by the narrowest of margins. And real madrid add to their trophy haul beating Manchester United to retain the european super cup. Well have news of the super cup shortly, but lets start with athletics day five of the world championships, and 0lly foster can round up the nights action on and off the track at the london stadium. Five gold medals. Isaac makwala thought he would go for one of the medals. He arrived at the stadium, hoping to get in. This was a day after he had been told he was suffering from norovirus. He should have been long lining up alongside wayde van niekerk, the world champion. But he was sent packing, told he had to be in isolation. To the race itself. Way